Press Releases
No to the new Google Cloud in Saudi Arabia: Access Now, CIPPIC flag serious human rights concerns
Access Now and CIPPIC are calling on Google to immediately halt plans to establish a new Google Cloud region in Saudi Arabia — a country with an appalling human rights record.…
26 January 2021
Press Releases
Government orders internet shutdown in Delhi on India’s Republic Day
India’s Union Ministry of Home Affairs has issued orders directing internet shutdowns across several areas of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi today, January 26, the nation’s Republic Day.…
26 January 2021
Press Releases
Lo que Ecuador necesita: Proyecto de ley de protección de datos personales
Ecuador es de los pocos países de América Latina que no cuenta con una ley de protección de datos personales. En las próximas semanas, la Asamblea puede revertir esa situación al aprobar un proyecto de ley que en los próximos días tendrá su primer debate. …
26 January 2021
Blog
To protect privacy in the digital age, world governments can and must do more
The latest U.N. privacy resolution does not go far enough, missing the opportunity to respond firmly to the human rights threats posed by systemic racism, artificial intelligence, facial recognition technology, and other key technological and social developments.…
25 January 2021
Blog
Kenya’s sneak attack on privacy: changes to the law allow government access to phone and computer data
In Kenya, the right to privacy is already in jeopardy, but a new amendment to the law is deepening the crisis. It grants new powers to the government to access data from any phone or computer, and introduces hefty penalties for anyone who refuses to comply…
27 January 2021
Blog
El estado actual de la protección de los datos biométricos en Costa Rica
El 2020 inició con el escándalo de la Unidad Presidencial de Análisis de Datos que incluía datos “confidenciales”/ ”sensibles” y terminó con la instalación de 195 cámaras de reconocimiento facial en Alajuela y un proyecto de ley que autoriza la comercialización de datos biométricos ¿Qué está pasando en Costa Rica? ¿Qué podemos esperar para este 2021?…
25 January 2021
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